They were the buildings main tenant here and they tried to improve Living Conditions much the center provided services to those with disabilities, Mental Health issues and the homeless. If you only knew how devastating this is for me to talk to you today. Dr. Lewis held a picture of her brother saying he was one of four victims of mondays deadly Apartment Building fire in oakland. He lived in oak listened all his life. West oakland is our home. Wherever we went we knew to come back home. She is a director of the Community Services who say they began complaining to the Property Owner last october about unsafe Living Conditions. We found that the first floor was in much more worse shape than the seconds floor. So, therefore, we needed him to come in and fix the building. Attorney james cook represents the organization because they were np the process of being evicted for failure to pay rent. They say a candle was what set the fire. If do you have a burning candle that sets something on fire if some of the issues were fixed, maybe the devastation wouldnt be so bad. Their main focus is bur eeg the victims and helping the displaced find somewhere to live. We are to ensure that these individuals have their needs met. We are working to find housing as we speak. The lawyer says he will recommend that the victims obtain other attorneys but he could not provide any details beyond what happened. In the next days the organization is collecting donations to help those displaced tenants. Home people were displaced . Reporter we know that the actual building itself was just more than just this center, so we believe that more than 100 people actually lived in the center, but the Community Center had about 50 People Living in it as well. Clearly more than twodozen people. Today the Mayors Office announced that it will be doubling the size of its fire bureau. It will train the en entire Fire Department on the blue tag policy. It is to ensure that everyone knows what to do when they encounter unsafe building conditions. The Fire Department says it will also start using an online recordkeeping system. Meantime another lawsuit has been filed against the owner and operators of the oakland ghost ship warehouse. It was filed by the father of 34yearold edmond la pine. The lawsuit alleges that the owner and operator of the warehouse knew about the fire hazards in the building but did nothing about them. Several other victims families are taking similar legal action. In the south bay an investigation is underway into a deadly Traffic Accident in san jose of a car that drove underneath the trailer of a flatbed tram. It happened 7 45 this morning. The driver of the car was killed. Officials say it appeared he was taking his daughter to school. The tenyearold girl in the back seat was not hurt. Investigators say the truck was making a left turn at the time of that accident. The driver of the Pontiac Firebird apparently never saw the truck coming. Witnesses say the sun can be blinding at that time of day. The sun truly gets to you. You can hardly see a thing going east. Reporter is it possible that the sun could blind a drive and wouldnt see a truck. Definitely. Reporter they are still working to identify that driver and investigators say the driver of the truck is cooperating with the investigation. Students at Albany High School held another rally this afternoon following a series of racist incidents on their campus. Lean on me, when youre not gone, and ill be your friend. Reporter the raleigh was organized by the black student union. This following a protest yesterday when some of t students accused of racist behavior returned to the school. They are accused of posting pictures of female students with nooses around their nets. Some are accuse of exchanging nazi sal uts in the hallway salutes in the hallway. How do we say this is the next course of action if we cant understand each other. Reporter some of the students accused of the racist behavior face expulsion and possibly criminal charges. There are reports tonight that the Senate Intelligence committee has turned down requests of immunity from Michael Flynn in return for his testimony. As garrett tells us the senate is moving forward with its investigation into possible clugs between members of the Trump Campaign and russia acts in an effort to interfere with the 2016 president ial campaign. Reporter possible clugs between the Trump Campaign and return i cant agents. Any comment on mr. Flynn. Reporter but President Trump wasnt so tight lipd on twitter backing former National Security advisor Michael Flynns request for immunity in exchange for his statement. I dont think congress should give him immunity. If there is an open investigation by the fbi that should not happen. I dont think that the president should be weighing in on this. Reporter sciff says more work needs to be done before any work is cut. Also, fox news has confirmed that two whitehouse staff ers aided nunez in his quest for evidence supporting claims that members of the Trump Transition Team were under surveillance and in some cases had their eye dent its revealed. All of this raising questions about the close ties between nunez and the whitehouse. He was asked to come over by an individual. He came over, which happens daily. He was asked to go somewhere. He went there. He is cleared. What he did, what he saw and who he met with was 100 proper. Reporter he was criticized for not taking his democrat count r part with him. But today adam schiff got into the whitehouse to review the documents himself. There is reports tonight that Gilbert Baker that the man who designed the rainbow flag has died. Bakers long time friend clooef jones released the news in a tweet saying my deer est friend in the world is gone. Baker rorptd lee died in new york city at the age of 65. Baker created the flag in 1978 and spoke to us about it just a few years ago. 1978 was the moment for us to have a flag. We were, as i say a global tribe. We are a global power. So, a flag is a way of pro claiming power and visibility. A vigil is planned in San Francisco to honor Gilbert Baker. It is set for seven p. M sat senator scott weiner issued a tweet saying in part rest in power gilbert. If people are fearful of the system, they are not going to cooperate. Coming up, San Franciscos top cops sending a message to the feds at 6 30. His response is to undocumented immigrants have been arrested at the courthouse. Coming up the neighborhoods that will be approaching the low 80s for tomorrow. Shopping is about to get more expensive. Details on the tax hike expected to take effect tomorrow. I didnt realize it was going to be starting tomorrow. We are going to take you outside. Youll get a live look at the friday evening commute. This is the bay bridge toll plaza. It hkz like a lot of people are headed into the city of what is a beautiful night. A live look at interstate 80 in oakland. It is slow going in one direction, but heading toward the bay bridge, not so bad. Not so bad. New at six tonight, shopping is going to be more expensive starting tomorrow. A number of cities are increasing their sales tax, including more than a dozen here in the bay area. Here is a look now at some of them and the seas tax rate after the april 1st increase. The increase raises from a quarter to a full age point in 42 cities across the state. Shoppers in West Sacramento will start paying pay. The city joins several communities moving forward with a sales tax increase starting april 1st. I didnt realize that it was going to be starting tomorrow, so im glad that we made our big purchase today. Reporter she lives outside of West Sacramento but in order to come home with a new couch she traveled to the city. Nine communities will have a higher sales tax starting tomorrow. West sacramento sales tax is increasing a quarter to eight . Stockton will become nine . Place like nevada city will go up a half percent. California generates a lot of tax revenue. So i think the threshold question is is there a reason with higher taxes. There is a particular problem with sales tack he is much that is sales taxes tend to be quite regress i have falling mostly on the middle class. It wont change my shopping. I need Outdoor Furniture any way and ikea is the place to get it. Reporter today or tomorrow, theyll still be buying the goods they need. For more on the sales tax hikes, go to our website. The number of people in the bay area who think traffic is bad and only getting worse has reached an all time high. People in the nine bay counties think that traffic is actually getting worse and that getting around is more difficult than the priest year. A big en crease from 37 in 2015. They asked if Traffic Congestion has reached a crisis 11. They say yes, it is has. Several people ea 9 00 a. M. Deadline to be out of their homes tomorrow morning. Anne ruben reports that many say the loss of so many units make a tight Housing Housing department worse. Kathy, one of the last people less say shes sickened by whats happening. Im sick now, and its very stressful. I had to move four times in five years because of the situation of the high rents just sky rocket g. Reporter the apartments here had been rent controlled. They are now being demolished to make way for market rate housing along this stretch. They are doing what they can to help with the transition. They say income eligible residents, about 36 out of the 672 that lived there, also received a relocation payment equal to three months rent and a chance toss move into one of their other rent controlled properties at the same rate. Some add vo indicates say it was not enough. There are not enough rent controlled apartments floating around. Reporter one man says hes moving to reading. Others cram g into shared houses. Kathy says she will be staying with a friend in San Francisco while she tries to get another Affordable Apartment in san jose. Im on a waiting list right now and hopefully i will be off of it in june or july. So i will have to put everything in storage. Reporter at a meeting last night hundreds gathered demanding stronger rules for landlords. City officials plan to take up the matter april 18th. It will come too late for kathy. Im emotional, but its just really hard because im mainly here for my job. Reporter she says she thinks sometimes about leaving the area. Her father in the midwest pays for one home and two Vacation Properties less than she pays in rent. I want to have quality of life and i have to worry about where im going to live. Reporter all res departments have to turn in their keys by 9 00 a. M. Construction on the new project should begin in the next two weeks. We are in the clear right now as we head into the weekend. Temperatures trending up as well. You probably noticed the winds cranking up over the last few days. Mark tamayo tam 46 milesanhour tthe wind is really whipping. The winds are gusting to that magnitude there. Oakland hills 42 and Golden Gate Bridge 30 milesanhour. Temperatures today have been trending up. Lots of 70s across the bay area from San Francisco to santa rosa. Concord 74 and san jose 73 degrees. Here is our live camera looking out towards San Francisco bay for your friday evening. It is a nice one, setting a stage for a warm week understand out there. You can see the big picture out there in the pacific. An ark in the jet stream. Thats our ridge. It will build in. That will be the source of some warming into your week understand. A patch of high clouds offshore and thats about it. Current numbers showing you 70s with oakland 75 degrees. Santa rosa 73. San jose checking in at 72 and live more right around 70. Some more neighborhoods with the wind speeds. Heres fairfield with a gust of 30 milesanhour. Oakland winds gust to go 23. And some more winter reports for sfo out of the west at 20 milesanhour. Here is the head line. Its an easy one for you tomorrow. A warm saturday. Right now we still have clear skies out toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Temperatures for tomorrow, most of the bay area around 70 degrees. As far as overnight lows were thinking 40s and 50s to start off saturday morning. Upper by lunch time it will feel warm, 70 and then back up into the mid 70s by about 3 00 saturday afternoon. A few changes developing by sunday. Well update your whole weekend forecast in just a little bit. Twitter is dumping the egg for its users who dont select a foe owe. The Company Hopes to curb harassment and encourage users to express themselves with a photo. They noticed that users have associated the egg image with harassment. A Jewelry Store targeted by a thief. Its a scare. You know whashgs did he take. Up next the investigators from this robbery and the man caught on calm radio. Stanford, will they be paying for the chafr i dont know ship. And how the Border Patrol is enlist g hem from the silicon valley. Stay with us. Livestream your favorite sport at the airport. Binge dvrd shows while painting your toes. On demand laughs during long bubble baths. Tv everywhere is awesome. The allnew Xfinity Stream app. Xfinity. The future of awesome. Police are looking for women who are stealing thousands of dollars of make up from wall greens. The photos show two of the women carrying bags of stolen merchandise con frond by a clerk. It happened on march 19th. The same two women are accused of a similar wall greens in concord. The women got away in a maroon chevy impala with no license plates. Ktvu Crime Reporter henry lee spoke with a Jewelry Store owner today about 100,000 heist. Reporter popular with tourists its known as the street with the painted balcony. A visitor to lorettas jewelry had a much darker purpose in mind. This video shows a man running away. I was scared. What did he take. Reporter his hall turned out to be a tray of diamond neck lass and Diamond Rings worth up to 100,000. Here is how it went down. Ks mers have to be buzzed in. The stores tront door and right side are kord by is he koor identity gates. But the right side is not. The store owner who did not want to be identified explains what happened. I was facing the outside showcase, the window showcase facetoface to him. I saw him holding a big heavy hammer and kept on pounding the window, the glass window. And took some of the jewelry. It was pretty much a smash and grab. Broke the window, roechd in and grabbed a 100,000 worth of julie and took off. Reporter jimmy khou replaced the tempered glass with laminated glass. It reporter it breaks into pieces but you cant get into the store. Yeah. Reporter bullet resistant glass kept off matthew he tried without success to break into display cases. She tells us shes re thinking procedures but its the first time shes been victimized in almost 40 years. Ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30 is next with a message from San Franciscos da to the feds. We are willing and ready to cooperate, but we must do so constitutionally. Reporter he responds to reports that undocumented immigrants are being arrested at courthouses. And app prodr. And a protest against pesticides. And within year later, how family and friends are remembering a bay area mother who was killed and her daughter who is still missing. Stay with us, ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30 is next. Now to our top stories. New information about this weeks fire in west oakland that killed four people and displaced about 100 others. Record show that a fire captain warned in january that the building should be closed immediately due to life threatening hazardous conditions. The captain reported open piles of garbage, a fire alarm that have been pulled and not reset, and a fire escape door that was padlock shut. Gilbert breaker baker died in new york city today. He created the flag in 1978 and became an icon for the lbgt movement. Gilbert baker was 65. Individual well start in 30 minutes. That 7 oclock in San Francisco near castro and market street. Your watching the ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30 pm. Undocumented immigrants for arrest as they go to court for unrelated reasons. Alyana gomez is in the newsroom now. Reporter this all started earlier this week when California Supreme Court chief justice issued a statement saying arresting people at court houses undermines public safety. There have been reports of ice arrests at court houses in california, oregon and texas in recent weeks. California chief justice says courthouses should join schools and hospitals as places where ice agents dont make arrests. Today the San Francisco do you da added his voice to the bait debate. Youre talking about the must see violence. I could go on and on